What!!! #2 and 3 – just, wow. Sorry your bridesmaids were clueless! As for #1, that is a very common problem for bridesmaids and brides alike. As a bride, I had lots of advice to keep my bouquet lowered (they say to rest it against your pubic bone) which I mostly heeded, but the thing was so heavy that it was just easier to carry it higher up on my chest most of the time. No one gave that advice to my bridesmaids though, and while I disagree in that I don’t think it looked awkward, it did make it hard to find a photo where you can see the pretty neckline of their dresses.